Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Tag Archives: ISIS
Four Britons fighting in Syria placed on U.N. sanctions list
The United Nations has imposed sanctions on four British citizens who are fighting with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in Syria, following a request from the British government. The U.N.’s updated sanctions list named the two men
Senior British opposition lawmaker calls for ‘free vote’ on bombing Syria
British opposition lawmakers should be free to vote in favor of air strikes in Syria if they wish, senior Labour lawmaker John McDonnell said on Tuesday, signaling that the party may not block Prime Minister David Cameron on the issue.
Report: U.S. lacks strategy to stop Americans joining militants
Nearly 30,000 foreigners — including at least 4,500 Westerners — have traveled to Iraq and Syria to fight with jihadists since 2011 and the United States is failing to stop Americans from joining them, a report warned Tuesday. The document
Hungary asks U.N. for global quotas on migrants
Hungary called Tuesday for the United Nations to set global quotas on accepting migrants, saying it was unfair for Europe to take so many refugees fleeing Syria. Hungary, whose hardline approach on migrants has been widely criticized by other governments
Belgian advert tells Iraqis not to travel there
The Belgian Secretary of State for Asylum Theo Francken has taken out advertising space on Facebook to discourage Iraqis (particularly those from Baghdad) from traveling to Belgium Al Arabiya News Channel has reported. According to Theo Francken and his political
Campaign aims at closure of pro-Daesh accounts on Twitter
With extremist organizations including Daesh continuing to use social media like Twitter to rope in Saudi youths, the Ministry of Interior has tracked their accounts and blocked them. At the same time, Saudis have continued their awareness campaign for almost
Obama: Defeating ISIS ‘requires a new leader’ in Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group will only be possible if Bashar al-Assad leaves power, a day after a clash with Russia over the Syrian president’s fate. “In Syria
Putin, Obama discussed sharing information on Syria
Russian and U.S. leaders, Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama, discussed information sharing on the crisis in Syria when they met in New York on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Peskov said an information center was being established in Baghdad
ISIS claims responsibility for car bomb attack in Baghdad
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a car bomb attack in central Baghdad that killed four people and wounded 11 others. In a statement posted online, the Sunni Muslim militant group said it detonated
Iraq defends intelligence sharing with Russia, Syria, Iran
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has defended his country’s intelligence-sharing agreement with Russia, Syria and Iran, saying Baghdad needs to share intelligence with these countries and others in order to defeat the Islamic State group. Iraq’s decision to strengthen ties
France, partners to discuss northern Syria ‘safe zone’ in coming days
France will discuss with its partners in the coming days a proposal by Turkey and members of the Syrian opposition for a no-fly zone in northern Syria, French President Francois Hollande said on Monday. Struggling with more than 1.8 million
CIA, Special Ops cooperate to kill extremists in Syria, Iraq
With no regular American presence in the war theater, the U.S. has struggled to answer basic intelligence questions about the situation in Syria and Iraq, including the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group’s fighting strength. And the U.S.-led
Moderate Islam is the solution
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed Islam is being associated with the evil we witness around us. People in areas controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) are pushed to flee and seek refuge from this evil that has
Syria contact group including Russia, U.S. to meet in October: Moscow
Russia and the United States are expected to take part in Syria peace talks in October, along with Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said Monday. A meeting of an international contact group of the “most
Australian ISIS fighters doubles in the past year
The number of Australians fighting for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has doubled in the past year but was not expected to continue to grow so rapidly, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said. Australia has been increasingly concerned about
Girl killed, five wounded by militant rocket in Turkey
A 9-year-old girl was killed and five people were wounded when a rocket fired by Kurdish militants hit a house in Diyarbakir province in southeastern Turkey on Sunday, the local governor’s office said. The Kurdish insurgents had targeted an armoured
‘10 dead’ in Benghazi clashes between Libya army, jihadists
Seven jihadists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group and three soldiers of Libya’s recognised government died in weekend clashes in the eastern city of Benghazi, military and medical sources said Sunday. A source at the city’s
ISIS shuts playgrounds in east Syria city
The extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group has closed playgrounds in a Syrian city because they were being used as a meeting place for unrelated men and women, a monitor said Sunday. “ISIS has shut down playgrounds
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